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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Tessa Fox

The Lebanese farm regenerating soil and promoting food security

The innovative project aims to heal social divides through agriculture and highlight the important role Syrian refugees play in farms across Lebanon [Tessa Fox/Al Jazeera]

Bekaa Valley, Lebanon – At 11am, Erica Accari retreats to the shade from the energy-zapping 36C (96.8F) heat radiating from her farm in eastern Lebanon.

She started her day at 6am, irrigating the 6,000 square metres (64,600sq ft) of mainly vegetable crops before checking all the plants for any disease, then transplanting new seedlings for the next season.

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